Since when does a wedding dress come in early?

Really, they told me end of February, so I was thinking best case scenario... early February. Imagine my surprise when I got a call last Friday saying my dress was in!!! Now, I know, this is a handmade wedding blog (which I have seriously been neglecting, but I'm back on track now), but I confessed to buying retail for my dress earlier. It was just one thing that I wanted to have complete control over -- in addition, I was madly in love with this dress. I just knew it was perfect and that I couldn't ever create something even close. So, now that my dress is in, now it is time to start shopping for accessories and other items in the perfect coordinating shades of blue (did I mention that the dress has ice blue accents?).